Letters, November 1903-18 February 1914
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Scope and Contents
Letters.
- Letter from [Rev.] John MacNeill, Eriskay, 22 October 1907, words of ‘Gur millis Morag’ and ‘Nighean dubh’ appended.
- Note from Charles [Kennedy], [November 1903], on reverse of ‘Mrs KennedyFraser’s Song Lectures [...] Schubert Programme’, 1903-1904.
- Letter from Katherine W. Grant, Tarbert, Loch Fyne, 22 July 1908.
- Stencilled letter, two copies, from the National Women’s Social & Political Union, [Edinburgh], 28 September 1909, signed by Patricia Waddel, Marjory Kennedy-Fraser, and Maud E. Fletcher, various Marjory Kennedy-Fraser notes on reverse.
- Letter from Alexander Carmichael, Edinburgh, 7 June 1907, in envelope of ‘Fishery Board for Scotland’, words of ‘Taladh Bleoghain’ and ‘Mairiread og’ appended.
- Letter from William Gordon Burn-Murdoch, Edinburgh, 20 December 1909.
- Three letters from Annie Johnstone, The Glen, Barra: 27 August 1911, 3 September 1911, 21 October 1911.
- Letter from Henry Whyte, Glasgow, 6 June 1910, words of ‘Chuir mo leannan cùl rium fhein’ appended.
- Envelope from Matthew Pollock Caledonia Cabinet Works, Beith, addressed to Miss Millar, 86 George St., Edinburgh, postmarked ‘Manchester, 07 [1907]’, containing Gaelic & English words, sol-fa, and comments on two songs: ‘Drovers’ Song’ and ‘A Tiree air’.
- Letter from W. W. [William Watson] Peploe, Edinburgh, 18 February 1914.
Dates
- Creation: November 1903-18 February 1914
Creator
- Carmichael, Alexander, 1832-1912 (Excise officer | folklorist and antiquarian | Edinburgh | Scotland) (Author, Person)
Language of Materials
English and Scottish Gaelic
Conditions Governing Access
Due to format, there is no current listening access to the recordings.
Extent
From the Box: 1 box
Creator
- Carmichael, Alexander, 1832-1912 (Excise officer | folklorist and antiquarian | Edinburgh | Scotland) (Author, Person)
- Johnston, Annie, 1886-1963 (Barra schoolteacher | Informant of Marjory Kennedy-Fraser) (Author, Person)
- Murdoch, William Gordon Burn-, 1862-1939 (Scottish artist and traveller) (Author, Person)
- Peploe, William Watson, 1869-1933 (poet) (Author, Person)
- Whyte, Henry, 1852-1913 (Scottish Gaelic writer, used pseudonym 'Fionn') (Author, Person)
Repository Details
Part of the University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections Repository
Contact:
Centre for Research Collections
University of Edinburgh Main Library
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Edinburgh EH8 9LJ Scotland
+44(0)131 650 8379
heritagecollections@ed.ac.uk
Centre for Research Collections
University of Edinburgh Main Library
George Square
Edinburgh EH8 9LJ Scotland
+44(0)131 650 8379
heritagecollections@ed.ac.uk